September 11, 2009 - From old-school hedgehogs to hijacking cars, stretchy slimes and boxing rhinos to those ever-present ninja turtles, the Action genre on Nintendo's DS offers one of the most diverse lineups on the system. We've been picking five great games and five disappointments in Cheers & Tears features for weeks, so you're already up to speed.

February 20, 2009 - Few gaming icons are as fashionable to scorn as Sonic the Hedgehog. Poking fun of werehogs is an easy sport, to be sure. But his last few adventures, including the recent Sonic Unleashed, have fallen short of his celebrated original run -- at least by reputation. Some critics claim Sonic never really survived the jump to 3D and exists today only on the fumes of nostalgic good will. Others think the trouble started much earlier, when Sonic raced along so fast that nobody noticed the ground had run out beneath his trademark red sneakers.

February 20, 2007 - This week's topic: Franchises that have jumped the shark. It's common in gaming to launch an IP and regularly release new iterations. Some games blossom with age (such as Grand Theft Auto), while others become stifled by a lack of ingenuity. It's not over for franchises that have jumped the shark -- there can be salvation with a re-dedication to creating new and exciting experiences. But all ten titles listed need a major overhaul, because the path they are currently on is quickly leading to obscurity.

September 9, 2005 - News earlier in the week that Super Monkey Ball was bound for the DS was enough to hold us over for many months, but Sega didn't stop there. The company has announced two other games for the system, and while they probably won't offer the same addictive challenge of Monkey Ball, they should command a following, especially in Japan.

August 1, 2004 - Nintendo Japan has released an updated list of Japanese games that are currently in development for the Nintendo DS portable system. While the list of seventy-two games includes titles that were previously announced, many new (and big) entries also feature.